Foot rest



Dec. 29, 1931. w, Q, HARTMAN 1,838,482

FOOT REST Filed April 2. LQISD VEN TOR: W/L L /A /V/ O. #A A27-MA N.

/QTTOPA/EK Patented Dec. 29, 17931 NI'TED vSTATES WILLIAM 0. HARTMAVN, 0F ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI FOOT REST Application filed April 2,

This application is divided out of applicants patent application for swings7 filed J une13, 1929, Serial No. 37 0,491, William O. Hartman.

The object of my deviceis to provide a supr port and a toot rest secured'thereto. In these drawings and specification I have indicated the'support as being a swing used for children and infants. l do not desire, however, to be limited in the attaching of my foot rest to a swing. l

A. still further object is to Vprovide the swing with a foot support, which is secured to the main trarne of the pocket seat at its front corners, which front support is se cured to the traine by means of webbing or other similar material, and has a coiledY spring secured therein. There are two such coiled springs, one on-each side, and the webbing is adjustable as to length. The object of the springs or other resilient element vor material, is to prevent the child from standing up in the swing with the danger of t'alling out of the swing. TWhen the child attempts to stand on the foot rest, the springs are elongated and the child is unable to stand up and is forced to remain in a seated position. Furthermore the foot rest being resiliently secured to the main trame enables `the child7 occupying the swing, to move the foot rest up and down against the expansion and contraction of the resilient elements. This movement of the childs Ylegs is an object ot' interest te the child and causes it to be contented when sitting in the swing, and enables the child to exercise its legs and prevent the numbness in the legs when the legs remain stationary for too long a period, parieularly when the body is in the seated position.

With these and other objects in view my invention has relation to certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, pointed out in the claims and illustrated in the drawings in which F ig. 1 is a front elevation of my device. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the main traine of my device, showing the pivotal jointure of the back trame and showing the means of 1930. Serial No. 440,957.

securing the ends of the main frame in its front side.

F ig. 3 is a 'ragmental side elevation of my device, showing the entire swing, but only a portion of the upper supports for the swing. VVV

Fig. 4f is a sectional elevation of the collar used to join the ends oi' the main frame, showing the means of securing the ends of the main frame therein. Y

Numeral 5 designates the hook used to '60 support my swing to a ceiling or lintel, etc. To the hook 5 are secured four fabric cords 9, the. free ends of which are secured to a rectangular supporting frame 10. At the front corners of the rectangular supporting 65 `frame 10 are secured the fabric cords 1l and at the rear corners ot the rectangular supporting frame 10 are suspended therear fabric cords 12. Numeral 13 designates the main frame, which is substantially rectangular inishape, which is made of one piece or wire, tubing' or a rod, etc., of any conventional cross section. A circular cross section is most common. The rear side of the main frame 13 is arcuated as shown at 14.

Numeral 15 designates a tubular collar, the inside diameter oic which is equal to the outside diameter of the rod forming the main frame. `In securing the ends of the main frame'together, the ends are simply inserted 180 Vinto they collar 15 until they meet and then an annular depression is made inthe collar and rods as shown at 16.

Numeral 17 designates the pocket seat lnade of four walls and a bottom made of canvas 85 or fabric of any suitable description, the front wall having a pair of openings 18 formed therein for the reception of the legs of the child occupying the swing. The rear wall 19 of the pocket seat 17 extends upwardly be- 90 yond the upper edges of the other walls of the pocket seat. The sides oi thepoclet seat 17 are looped by stitching and the sides of the main frame 13 pass through the loops-thus termed. On the. front edge of the pocket'95 seat 17 are stitched three loops 20, 21 and 22 in spaced relationship with each other. The iront ofl the main frame extends through these loops, the ends being joined togetherV by the tubular collar 15, as previously de- 'loo scribed. The tubular collar 15 is concealed by the loops 2l. By these means the pocket seat 17 is secured to the main frame 13. lt is to be particularly observed that the pocket seat 17 is not secured to the rear or arcuated side of the main frame 13. Colored beads or loops are placed in sliding engagement on the front rod of the main frame 13 between the loops 2O and 21 and between the loops 21 and 22. ln assembling, the rod forming the main frame is bent in its middle to be arcuated as at 14, the ends are bent at right angles, substantially, as shown in Fig. 2 and passed through the loops of the pocket seat 17, the ends being then bent at right angles toward each other, as shown in Fig. 3 and passed through the loops 2O and 22, that is, one end passes through the Jformer and the other through the latter. Te beads 23 are then slid over the rod and the tubular collar 15 placed in the loop 21 with the ends of the rod of the main frame placed in contact. The annular depressions are then made in the tubular collar 15 and the ends of the rods of the main frame 13 within the tubular collar 15 and the assemblage is completed.

Numeral 2d designates the rear wall frame. The tops and sides of the rear wall 19 have stitched loops formed thereon, which hooks engage the rear corners of the main frame 13. By these means the rear wall frame 2li is rotatively secured to the main frame 13. The free ends of the front fabric cords 11 are secured to the front corners of the main frame 13 and the free ends of the rear fabric cords 12 are joined tothe upper corners of the rear wall frame 24. rlhe front fabric cords are longer than the rear fabric cords 12, so that when the swing as thus far described is suspended from the hook 5, the main frame 13 will be in a horizontal plane and the rear wall frame 24 will be in a substantially vertical plane.

Numeral 26 designates the foot rest, which is a rectangular board of proper size for a child and of the length of the width of the main frame 13. To the foot rest 26 is secured the webbings 27 and 23, one strip on each side. The webbings 27 and 23 is secured to the lower sides of the foot rest 26, the ends passing up and over the sides of the foot rest 26. The ends pass upwards through the ends of the springs 29 and 30 and terminate in the buckles 31 and 32, the buckle 31 being attached to the webbing 27 and the buckle 32 being attached to the webbing 28. By means of these buckles and the webbing, the distance between the foot rest 26 and the lower ends of the springs may be varied. In order to keep the webbing on each side together a rivet may be inserted into the webbing immediately beneath the buckles. To the upper end of the spring 29 is secured the webbing 33, to the upper end of the spring 30 is secured the webbing 34. The upper end of the webbing 33 is secured to the one front corner of the main frame 13 and the upper end of the webbing 34 is secured to the other front corner of the main frame 13. By these means the foot rest 26 is suspended from the front side of the main frame 13, so that the foot rest will be suspended in a horizontal plane. By means of the buckles 31 and 32, the distance from the foot rest 26 to the plane of the main frame may be adjusted.

It will be seen that when the child, that is sitting in the swing, attempts to stand up on the foot rest 26, that his attempt will be futile, because the weight of the body is placed on the foot rest 26, it will extend the springs 29 and 30, so that he will have no support to raise himself out of the pocket seat 17. The plane of the foot rest 26 will normally be such a distance from the plane of the main frame 13, that the child when in the seated position will be able to push down on the foot rest 26 against the force of the springs 29 and 30. l he springs will return the foot rest to the normal position. This action of the child in pushing the foot rest 26 and the action of the springs in returning the foot rest to its normal position, will require muscular effort and movement on the part of the childs legs. This effort and movement provides the exercising feature for the childs legs.

lVhat l claim is:

1. In combination with a fabric pocket swing seat having a pair of leg openings therein, said seat secured to a rod bent to form a frame, straps looped around said rod, coil springs secured to said straps, a foot rest, strap webbings looped transversely around said foot rest and having the free end of each of said strap webbings secured to one of said coiled springs.

2. In combination with a fabric pocket swing seat, said seat secured to a rod bent t0 form a frame, straps looped around said rod, coiled springs secured to said straps, a foot rest, strap webbings looped transversely around said foot rest and having the free end of each of said strap webbings secured to one of the said coiled springs.

In testimony whereof I alliX my signature.

VILLIAM O. HARTMAN. 

